A Musical Journey Paris

Advantages: Spellbinding, exhilirating, comedic, dramatic. First class performances throughout.
Disadvantages: The denouement is slightly laboured and could have been a little shorter.

...This truly is the Spectacular, Spectacular of the year. From the very start of the film the viewer is taken on a sumptious journey of musical melodrama, which will leave you spell bound and breatheless. Set in Paris in 1900 the film takes advantage of contemporary music and sets the songs against the background of the Moulin Rouge. Nicole Kidman and Euan McGregor are outstanding as the leading protagonists, and lend comedy talent to remarkably good singing performances. The sets are truly magnificent, as are the costumes, and the film may easily go on to scoop a plethora of awards at next year's Oscar ceremony. The production is of the highest quality, and one can only be in awe of the people that had the imagination to put the film together in the first place. The comedy pieces are superbly choreographed and extremely funny... Read review

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Advantages: Great for all the family
Disadvantages: None, it's all brilliant!

...The Aristocats Vivid animation, lovable characters and swingin’ music are waiting for you in Disney’s animated Classic, THE ARISTOCATS! When an eccentric millionairess wills her entire estate to her pet cats, her greedy butler abandons them in the French countryside so that he can inherit the money himself. That’s when the endearing family of cats, Duchess and her three adorable kittens’ embark on an adventure-filled journey back to Paris with a street wise Casanova alley cat named O-Malley! All of my family loved this film and it is one of Disney’s great films suitable for all the family.... Read review

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Advantages: Spellbinding, exhilirating, comedic, dramatic. First class performances throughout.
Disadvantages: The denouement is slightly laboured and could have been a little shorter.

...This truly is the Spectacular, Spectacular of the year. From the very start of the film the viewer is taken on a sumptious journey of musical melodrama, which will leave you spell bound and breatheless. Set in Paris in 1900 the film takes advantage of contemporary music and sets the songs against the background of the Moulin Rouge. Nicole Kidman and Euan McGregor are outstanding as the leading protagonists, and lend comedy talent to remarkably good singing performances. The sets are truly magnificent, as are the costumes, and the film may easily go on to scoop a plethora of awards at next year's Oscar ceremony. The production is of the highest quality, and one can only be in awe of the people that had the imagination to put the film together in the first place. The comedy pieces are superbly choreographed and extremely funny... Read review

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Advantages: Great songs, great acting, a real 'feel good' movie
Disadvantages: Lack of additional material on the DVD

...Another great MGM musical, directed by Vincent Minnelli. The story An American in Paris is a film about a G.I., Gerry Mulligan (Gene Kelly) who stayed in Paris to paint after the war. Despite not being filmed on location, the film starts out with views of the famour sights of Paris, with Kelly introducing himself and his love of Paris: "Brother if you can't paint in Paris, you might as well give up and marry the boss's daughter!" He is struggling financially and selling his art on the street when a rich lady stops to buy his paintings and becomes somewhat of a sponsor to him. She has ideas of romance with him, but while out for a drink with her, he has an episode of love at first sight with another girl (played by Leslie Carron). I don't want to give the ending away, but the film comes to a delightful conclusion after an excellent... Read review

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